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Tomcat RIO Recalls when He and His Pilot had to Eject from their F-14 because the Arresting Gear Failed when They Landed Aboard the Aircraft Carrier
F-14 Tomcat / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Tomcat RIO Recalls when He and His Pilot had to Eject from their F-14 because the Arresting Gear Failed when They Landed Aboard the Aircraft Carrier
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KC-135s
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
USAF grounds entire fleets of KC-135 tankers, RC-135 reconnaissance planes, and WC-135 “nuke sniffers” to replace faulty tail pins
The first CSAR missions and the story of how the A-1 Skyraider became known as "Sandy"
Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The Story of how the Skyraider became known as “Sandy” and the A-1’s first CSAR Missions
Sponsored by: Schiffer Military
Legacy Hornet and Super Hornet
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Congressional Budget Office found that the Super Hornet is aging faster than the Legacy Hornet
The US Navy recovered the wreck of the Chinese high-altitude spy balloon shot down on Saturday by a USAF F-22 Raptor
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The US Navy found the wreck of the Chinese high-altitude spy balloon shot down on Saturday by a USAF F-22 Raptor
During Operation Desert Storm an F-4G Wild Weasel dodged 6 SAMs in few seconds. Here’s how.
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
During Operation Desert Storm an F-4G Wild Weasel dodged 6 SAMs in few seconds. Here’s how.
Chinese Surveillance Balloon flying over US Shot Down By F-22 by means of one AIM-9X in the first known air-to-air takedown for a Raptor
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
“FRANK01, Splash one!” Listen the Audio of the Chinese Spy Balloon Shoot Down
The Incredible story of the KC-135 crew Who Recovered a Stratotanker that had been on Fire Under the Floor while Flying 200+ miles west of Hawaii
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
KC-135 pilot explains how he and his crew safely landed a Stratotanker after it experienced a fire in the cargo compartment while Flying 200+ miles west of Hawaii
NORAD commander said the Pentagon Failed to detect Previous Chinese Spy Balloons flying over US highlighting a Gap in America’s air defenses
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
NORAD revealed that Failed to detect Previous Chinese Spy Balloons flying over US highlighting a Gap in America’s air defenses
B-52 NAS JRB Fort Worth
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
B-52 pilot explains how he was able to land his BUFF after two engines on the same pylon nearly tore off following engine #5 compressor disintegration
Chinese Surveillance Balloon flying over US Shot Down By F-22 by means of one AIM-9X in the first known air-to-air takedown for a Raptor
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Chinese Surveillance Balloon flying over US Shot Down By F-22 by means of one AIM-9X in the first known air-to-air takedown for a Raptor
Chinese surveillance balloon flies over US: Nellis AFB scrambles two F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Chinese surveillance balloon flies over US: Nellis AFB scrambles two F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets
The story of the US Navy A-4 pilot that landed with 4 gallons of fuel left without declaring an emergency after falling asleep during a cross-country flight and being awakened by ATC
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The story of the US Navy A-4 pilot that landed with 4 gallons of fuel left without declaring an emergency after falling asleep during a cross-country flight and being awakened by ATC
B-1 baby on board: Meet Maj. Lauren Olme, the first USAF Aviatrix to fly during pregnancy
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
B-1 baby on board: Meet Maj. Lauren Olme, the first USAF Aviatrix to fly during entire pregnancy
This C-130A Hercules flew the last mission out of Vietnam before the fall of Saigon. It landed with 452 people on board, 32 of them in the cockpit, overloaded by at least 10,000 pounds.
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
This C-130A Hercules flew the last mission out of Vietnam before the fall of Saigon. It landed with 452 people on board, 32 of them in the cockpit, overloaded by at least 10,000 pounds.
If NASA had known ahead of time Space Shuttle Columbia was going to disintegrate on re-entry, they could have tried to rescue its crew. Here’s how.
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / Space
Here’s how NASA could have tried to rescue the crew of Space Shuttle Columbia if they had known the spacecraft was going to disintegrate on re-entry
That time Air Force One Carrying President Clinton had one of its wheels stuck in the mud at University of Illinois Willard Airport
Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
That time Air Force One Carrying President Clinton had one of its wheels stuck in the mud at University of Illinois Willard Airport
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